Olumuyiwa "Olu" Famutimi (born February 21, 1984) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the

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of the

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(CEBL). He played college basketball for Arkansas.

Early life

Famutimi is of Nigerian descent. He was first noticed in a high school game at

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in Toronto, Ontario, in his freshman year. Less than a year later, he transferred to Flint Northwestern High School in

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. In Michigan, he played for the Flint Northwestern Wildcats and climbed the national ranks as the seventh best player in the country, according to ESPN.com. A career altering injury would change all of that, as he was ushered out of the limelight because of it.

Collegiate career

Famutimi played two seasons at the University of Arkansas, where he earned All- Southeastern Conference Freshman honors. In 57 games with the Razorbacks, he averaged 8.3 points and 3.9 rebounds in 22.2 minutes per game. Against all odds, he declared early for the

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and was not selected.

Professional career

Famutimi was invited to training camp with the

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and made appearances in four preseason games (4.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg) before being waived. He played 47 games for the

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in 2005–06, and averaged 6.8 points and 2.7 rebounds in 16.5 minutes per game while shooting .513 (122-238) from the field. Famutimi signed with the San Antonio Spurs as a free agent in 2006, but was waived before the season started. He played in Turkey for two years and also played in France, Germany and Ukraine. On December 17, 2013, Famutimi signed with the Halifax Rainmen of the

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. After a one-year stint with the Island Storm, Famutimi signed with the Saint John Mill Rats on March 14, 2016. On August 18, 2016, Famutimi signed with

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of the Liga Nacional de Básquet. In October 2016, he parted ways with Quilmes after appearing in ten games. On November 3, 2016, he signed with Saint John Riptide for the

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. He played the

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for the Guelph Nighthawks. Famutimi joined the

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in 2019. Famutimi joined the Edmonton Stingers for the

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. On May 12, 2022, Famutimi signed with the

of the

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International career

Famutimi plays internationally for the Canadian national team.

References

External links

French LNB profileTBLStat.net Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Famutimi, Olu 1984 births Living people Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball players Arkansas RimRockers players Basketball players from Toronto BC Khimik players Black Canadian basketball players Canadian expatriate basketball people in France Canadian expatriate basketball people in Germany Canadian expatriate basketball people in Turkey Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States Canadian sportspeople of Nigerian descent Cape Breton Highlanders (basketball) players Edmonton Stingers players Guelph Nighthawks players Halifax Rainmen players KW Titans players Island Storm players McDonald's High School All-Americans Oyak Renault basketball players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Metropolitans 92 players Quilmes de Mar del Plata basketball players Saint John Mill Rats players Saint John Riptide players Scarborough Shooting Stars players Shooting guards Small forwards TED Ankara Kolejliler players 2010 FIBA World Championship players